NMLP P-021812 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Beard

Michael McClure · Privately printed by McClure · 1965

Precedence: the 1965 privately printed edition precedes the 1967 Coyote trade edition. The record's 'Coyote/1967' framing for the first is imprecise; the private 1965 printing is the true first.

Full identification guide for this title →

New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-021812 for "The Beard" by Michael McClure (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-021812, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).